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Food and Drinks
Best breakfast sandwich in Los Angeles
Burbank Biscuit at Coffee Commissary in Los Angeles, Southern California
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Best bubble tea in Hong Kong
Gong Cha in Hong Kong, China
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Best mezcal bar in Mérida, Mexico
La Fundación Mezcalería in Mérida, Mexico
Gear
Best wallet phone case
CM4 Q Card Case
Trips
Best US airline business class
Delta One
Food and Drinks
Best place to grab a beer in the White Mountains
Woodstock Inn Station & Brewery in North Woodstock, New Hampshire
Gear
Best flight safety video
Virgin America Safety Dance
Food and Drinks
Best shrimp and grits in New Orleans
Atchafalaya in New Orleans, Louisiana
Food and Drinks
Best butter chicken in Fiji
Sitar in Nadi, Fiji
Food and Drinks
Best western-style café in Fiji
Bulaccino Café in Nadi, Fiji
Trips
Best place to discover Fado, Portuguese guitar music
Museu do Fado in Lisbon, Portugal
Trips
Best place to ride in a classic BMW Isetta
BMW Museum in Munich, Germany
Trips
Best tour of a Russian icebreaker ship
Krasin Icebreaker in St. Petersburg, Russia
Food and Drinks
Best place to watch the classic film Casablanca
Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca, Morocco
Trips
Best temple for seeing mass animal sacrifices
Dakshinkali Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
Trips
Best bicycle ride to see Van Gogh art in a forest
Kröller-Müller Museum in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Food and Drinks
Best bar for hearing Czech folk songs
Hammond Cafe in České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Food and Drinks
Best dessert in the Czech Republic
Trdelníks in Prague, Czech Republic
Gear
Best men’s backpacking underwear
ExOfficio Men’s Give-N-Go Boxer Briefs
Guides
Best climbing guides in Yángshuò, China
Insight Adventures in Yángshuò, China
Trips
Best rock concert venue in Seattle
The Showbox at the Market in Seattle, Washington
Trips
Best opium-smoking simulation
Hall of Opium Museum in Golden Triangle, Thailand
Trips
Best dance lesson in a round barn
Arcadia Round Barn in Arcadia, Oklahoma
Food and Drinks
Best African-Patagonian fusion restaurant in Chile
Afrigonia in Puerto Natales, Chile
Hotels
Best luxury hotel for seeing a wild tiger in India
Khem Villas in Ranthambore National Park, India
Gear
Best freeze-dried backpacking food
Mountain House Freeze-Dried Meals
Gear
Best backpack water reservoir
CamelBak Antidote 3.0L Reservoir
Food and Drinks
Best breakfast in Reykajvik, Iceland
Bergsson Mathús in Reykjavik, Iceland
Trips
Best department store in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyu Hands in Tokyo, Japan
Trips
Best romantic date in Seattle
Agua Verde Cafe and Paddle Club in Seattle, Washington
Guides
Best rooftop tour in St. Petersburg, Russia
Vsevolod “Seva” Mitrofanov in St. Petersburg, Russia
Apps
Best translation app
Google Translate
Food and Drinks
Best cafe in Kathmandu, Nepal
Or2k in Kathmandu, Nepal
Food and Drinks
Best high tea in Cape Town, South Africa
Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa
Trips
Best improv comedy club in Los Angeles
Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles, Southern California
Guides
Best place to learn to scuba dive
Útila Dive Center in Útila, Honduras
Food and Drinks
Best low-key bar in Reykjavik, Iceland
Kex Hostel Bar in Reykjavik, Iceland
Hotels
Best wine vineyard hotel in the Duoro Valley, Portugal
Quinta do Vallado Wine Hotel in Duoro Valley, Portugal
Gear
Best romantic train travel movie
Before Sunrise
Food and Drinks
Best grilled cheese on the way to Everest Base Camp
Himalayan Hotel in Pheriche, Nepal
Apps
Best app for buying train and flight tickets in India
Cleartrip
Food and Drinks
Best casserole lunch in Würzburg, Germany
Das Auflauf Restaurant in Würzburg, Germany
Hotels
Best hotel for a railfan
Izaak Walton Inn in Essex, Montana
Trips
Best place to play vintage Soviet arcade games
Museum of Soviet Arcade Games in Moscow, Russia
Apps
Best flight search app
Hipmunk
Food and Drinks
Best pizza near Denali National Park
Panorama Pizza Pub in Denali National Park, Alaska
Gear
Best camping water filter
MSR HyperFlow Microfilter
Food and Drinks
Best fast food in Cairo, Egypt
Gad in Cairo, Egypt
Apps
Best way to meet locals
Couchsurfing
Apps
Best Russian Metro navigation app
Metropolitan by Aleksey Dodonov in Moscow, Russia
Gear
Best way to organize a suitcase
eBags Packing Cubes
Hotels
Best hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in Hanoi, Vietnam
Food and Drinks
Best breakfast in Anchorage, Alaska
Snow City Cafe in Anchorage, Alaska
Gear
Best travel tripod
Joby GorillaPod
Gear
Best hiking GPS
Garmin Oregon 450t
Trips
Best kayaking day trip from Homer, Alaska
Kachemak Bay to Yukon Island in Homer, Alaska
Trips
Best hike for seeing Bryce Canyon’s orange hoodoos
The Under-the-Rim Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Trips
Best island-filled lake in California
Thousand Island Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Northern California